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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 280756
SVRMOB
ALC039-053-FLC091-113-280845-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0066.090328T0756Z-090328T0845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
256 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 254 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BLACKMAN TO GALLIVER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESTVIEW TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WING...CRESTVIEW AND PEADEN BY 305 AM CDT...
CRESTVIEW AIRPORT AND LAUREL HILL BY 315 AM CDT...
WATKINS BRIDGE...SVEA...DORCAS AND DEERLAND BY 320 AM CDT...
LOCKHART BY 325 AM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3099 8618 3098 8638 3072 8638 3056 8681
3098 8678 3120 8619 3100 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 246DEG 37KT 3092 8669 3069 8670

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